Wake-Up Call (album) explained

Wake-Up Call
Type:	studio
Artist:	Petra
Cover:	Petra Wake Up Call.jpg
Released:	November 9, 1993
Genre:	Christian rock, hard rock
Length:	42:36
Label:	DaySpring, Word, Epic
Producer:	Brown Bannister
Prev Title:	Petra en Alabanza
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	No Doubt
Next Year:	1995

Wake-Up Call is the fourteenth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released on November 9, 1993. The album was one of the most successful for the band garnering them both a Grammy Award and a Dove Award.

The album marks a dramatic shift in tone for the band. The sound is more raw, there are fewer driving rock songs, and it concludes with three consecutive ballads.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.

"Midnight Oil" – 3:17
"Good News" – 4:29
"Strong Convictions" – 3:53
"He's Been in My Shoes" – 4:22
"Praying Man" (words by John Lawry, music by Lawry & Jim Cooper) – 4:25
"Underneath the Blood" (music by Ronny Cates) – 3:30
"Sleeping Giant" (music by Cates) – 5:28
"Believer in Deed" – 4:06
"Marks of the Cross" (music by Cates) – 4:35
"Just Reach Out" (words & music by John Schlitt and Rich Gootee) – 4:28

Personnel

Petra

Bob Hartman – guitars
John Schlitt – lead vocals
John Lawry – keyboards
Ronny Cates – bass
Louie Weaver – drums

Backing vocals

Michael Black
Nanette Britt
Bob Carlisle
Vicki Carrico
Chris Eddy
Tommy Funderburk
Ron Hemby
Robert White Johnson
Gordon Kennedy
Joe Pizzulo
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Judson Spence
Dale Thompson

Production

Brown Bannister – producer, additional engineer
Lynn Keesecker – A&R direction
Jeff Balding – engineer at The Power Station, New York City; The Dugout, Nashville, Tennessee; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California, mixing at Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville, Tennessee; Ocean Way Recording
Steve Bishir – additional engineer
Rory Romano – assistant engineer
Wayne Mehl – assistant engineer
Martin Woodlee – assistant engineer
Jeff Demorris – mix assistant
Pete Martinez – mix assistant
Greg Parker – mix assistant
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California
Traci Sterling – production coordinator
Diana Barnes – art direction
Gabrielle Raumberger – design
Michael Llewellyn – photography
Dylan Tran – typography

Awards

Won Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1994.^[1]
Won Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1993.^[2]

Notes and References

Web site: Grammy Awards Petra listing. Grammy Awards. January 13, 2018.
Web site: GMA Dove Awards Past Winners. GMA Dove Awards. January 13, 2018.